Manny and Emma sat on her bed that same week, and Manny was trying to get all the details.
"I knew you were picky on who to lose your virginity with but really Em, a vampire? He was the one?" Manny was giggling wildly.
The tv was one, and the girls were paying no mind to it. Manny even grabbed the clicker, silencing the news that was on and talking about missing girls.
..you'd think it'd be important to watch, but Manny was too interested in Emma's sex life. She grabbed her cellphone "I SO got to rub this in Darcy's face" she started dialing.
Emma eyes widened, grabbing the phone away and snapped, "Don't you dare tell anyone Manny Santos."
Manny pouted, "Em," she eyed her and tilted her head. Something looked sad about Emma, maybe it was her eyes.. She looked truly upset. "Em, what's wrong?"
"You don't get it Manny" she looked up, "When he left, he left. No goodbye. I woke up alone." she had tears slowly burning her eyes. She shouldn't of done it, she wasn't that type of girl...she just, she thought Jay was different. Other than being a vampire..
"Was he good?" Manny received a glare and giggled a bit. "I'm sorry, it's just, maybe he had to go or he was afraid of the sun. Maybe he didn't want to bug you as you slept."
Emma wasn't so sure..
Manny glanced at the window and back to Emma "So he's been invited in here?" Emma just nods and Manny gets up going over to the window sticking her head out to peek around, nothing. She turned back smirking "No vampire"
Emma just rolls her eyes and starts to really think about it. Her feelings for Jay were really strong, it was scary even to her. Hell, maybe it scared him too and thats why he ran away. .
Manny then gave a weird look, "Daylight hurts him, right?" she curiously asks. Emma still looked out of it, but nodded while staring sadly at the floor. Manny blurted out without thinking, "Geez, that makes it impossible for vampires to date. Do vampires even date ?.."
Emma got up, mad now. Why was she letting him hurt her like this? If he didn't want her than fine! Maybe she was delusional, maybe they didn't have something and she was just some stupid highschool girl falling for the unattainable.
"No," she snapped, going to the bathroom, "They just screw you over, literally, and leave you." she slammed the door shut. Manny jumped and her eyes widened. Woah. She'd never seen Emma so mad.
(((***)))
Emma wore jeans and a pink top with thin straps. She was at school and she slammed her locker shut.. she had been doing that for some days now. She couldn't believe Jay did this to her. No word, no nothing since that night. Since losing her virginity, her eyes were wide open. That girl from before was stupid and naive.
She wasn't going to be that girl anymore.
"Stupid jerk." she mutters to herself and walked into her classroom, and Craig Mannings was sitting in the seat next to hers, "Um...hi" she said oddly. Most days, Manny was suppose to sit in that seat. Could he possibly...oh I don't know, MOVE?!
Okay, so she was a LITTLE moody, but it's almost been a full week since it happened.
Craig was playing with his camera and looked up, "Emma, hey." he greets and wolfishly grinned.
Emma gave a wierd look but slowly sat down, seeing he wasn't going to get out of the seat and it was just in time when Manny came in. Manny gasped a little "Craig, that's my seat!" she exclaimed as he pointed his camera at her and took a picture.
"Are they assigned?" Craig taunted her playfully and even Emma's mouth fell. Manny glared harder, her puppy young crush on Craig was completely gone now. Ass! The only seat left was near wierdo Rick Murry in the back.
"You know, I always knew there was something off about you." Insisted Manny.
Craig rolled his eyes, "chill, it's just a seat-"
"you and your creepy camera, the way you serenade girls with your stupid guitar.."
"Miss Santos." The teacher called from the front, annoyed and wanting to get started. Manny scoffed and stuck a middle finger up at Craig before storming off and he raised his camera, taking a quick picture of it. Emma had to snicker and shake her head.
It was not lunch, and Emma laughed a little while at their table in the cafeteria, "Manny it's just a seat. You'll get it back tomorrow."
Manny was leaning back in her chair, pouting childishly. She was the only child in her family, Manny Santos did NOt like not getting her way when she easily got it so much. She decided to change the subject and sighed, sitting up.
"Has Jay been around lately?" she noticed her best friend flinch.
"Darcy's here!" Emma ignored her question and sat up when Darcy sat down with them. and a new guy followed her. Manny sadly watched Emma try to focus on whatever Darcy was saying and how she introduced the new guy, Chester.
Manny noticed Jay had really hurt Emma. Now he acted more like a ghost than a vampire. Why was he doing this? She really thought there something intense between the two.
"So Chester." Manny clapped her hands, wanting to help distract Emma from her heart break, "Where you from?"
"Arizona" he answered and Emma sized him over. He was kind of pale, dark brown hair..didn't seem like he was from Arizona though. Actually..he kinda looked familiar to her but she swore she's never met him. He caught her look, "I know I know, I got pale skin" he rolled his eyes smiling sheepishly.
Emma gave an apologetic smile knowing that this guy knew what she was thinking. It wasn't an insult or anything though.. just, wasn't Arizona really hot and sunny?
"So what about you?" Chester asks her and Emma gives him a weird look, he chuckles "You didn't give me your name" he reminds
"Oh Emma" she introduced herself and he nods then looked to Manny.
"Manny." she smiled romantically at him, seeing potential in the cutie. Darcy quickly hooked her arm through his through, scowling back at Manny who rolled her eyes back.
He seemed to be still looking at Emma though as he grinned slowly, "Emma, I like that name" he smiled at her and Emma just nods and looked off in a haze again.. she didn't want it to happen, but somebody was on her mind again. Dammit.
((*****))
Emma let out a breath when she was walking home from Manny's house another night. She had completely given up. Two weeks now. Two weeks and it still hurt as much as the first day. To add to that, her parents were gone again, Grandma was getting better but needed more help around her house so her parents took onthe role, leaving her..more alone.
Emma was almost 17 now anyways, 4 more months away. She was a big girl, could take care of herself for another week.
When she got home, she walked up her driveway to then abruptly stopped in her tracks when she looked up.
"What are you doing here?" She glared hatefully where a certain vampire was standing near her porch and actually looked sorry. She won't fall for that though, nope. Not this time!
Jay put his head down and breaths "I wanted to see you" he cleared his throat and looked back up at her as she came over to her porch. "I didn't know you'd be so pissed off at me.." he admits, seeing her eyes shooting daggers at him.
Her mouth fell. What? Did he not know what he did to her? Made her feel?!
"You've been gone for 2 weeks now!" she exclaims and he looked away with guilt and nodded slowly, looking ashamed.
"I'm sorry." he said and she snickers "I am! You're not the type of girl to do that to, I know I should of came back or something but I was kind of .. confused." As hard as he tried to get her out of his head, he had this need to go back to her, as if he missed her and maybe he did, maybe he did wanna get closer. To a human? I know, crazy!
Emma pointed at herself slowly, "I'm the one who slept with a vampire, and he left me like a one night stand and your confused?" she angrily glared and he actually backed up when she stepped closer madly.
"I needed time to think-" about us..but Emma cut him off
"Yeah well you know what?" Emma goes to her door getting her key out and unlocked it, "I'll give you more time to think" she steps into her house and slams the door on him.
Jay sighed and looked around the neighborhood until back at Emma's door way and his shoulders fell. He had no idea what this girl was doing to him.
Emma was leaning on the door still with closed eyes and a tear fell, she opened her eyes and whipped her tears away. Her phone rang and she sucked in her breath, going over to the phone and answering:
Emma: Hello?
Chester: Hey. Emma? It's Chester..
Emma:...Chester?..
Chester: Yea! Uh, is everything okay? You sound upset
Emma: I'm fine
Chester: Liar. But that's okay...cause I'm going to make you feel better.
Emma: Who gave you my number, Chester?
Chester laughs: Darcy. She had the idea we should all go to a party tomorrow.
Emma takes a deep breath and glared at her front door: Okay. Fine. I'm in.
Emma said her good byes and hung up. She needed to just get out, have fun and stop stressing. Why was Jay playing with her? Hurting her.. Was that some sick vampire game they played on innocent girls who stupidly fell for them?
"You're going out with Chester?!" exclaims Manny sitting on Emma's bed the next night and felt the blondes forehead with her hand. "You don't feel like you're burning up" she admits with a wierd look and Emma laughs, grabbing her hand off her forehead.
"Its not a date or anything" she explains to Manny and huffs "I just need out, you know? Jay...he came over and he acted like he doesn't know why I'm so upset. Plus, Darcy is coming with us to the party"
"Em.." Manny softened, "You know me, I'm all 'go boys!' but um.. I think you should just skip it. I think you're really hurting over this guy."
"Manny Santos telling me to skip a party?" Emma just seemed to ignore her request and stood up, "Help me pick something to wear this weekend" she told her and went to her closet.
Manny huffed but nodded, getting up and choosing clothes for her. She knew she was upset about Jay and she'd never seen her friend so sad soo...if she wanted this than fine.
"..two girls were found dead this morning. Two sorority girls, Amanda Polko and Raven Stewart. They were last seen with a boy around their age, going to a party. They were said to look badly beaten up when found by a river but police say they can't tell what the marks on the girls body are yet-"
"Can you shut that off?" Emma asked, wrinkling her nose towards the tv, "Makes me not in the mood to party."
"If it makes you feel better, we can cast a spell on Jay if you wanna?" Manny offers, "Give him warts all over his face."
Emma giggled softly but then turned to her with a straight look, "Wait, huh?"
Manny grabbed her purse and took a book out, "I figured, witches and magic have to be real too if vampires are." she showed Emma a spell book.
Emma shook her head, "I don't know Manny."
She shrugged innocently, "Couldn't hurt to try." she declared, eyeing the dark purple book in her hands. It was thick, seemed old... she thought it'd be fun to try with Emma, "Why don't you stay and just have a girls night with me?"
Emma paused for a second, "Did we switch places? Me wanting to go out, you staying in?"
Manny shrugged and sat down on her bed, "Just not feeling it." she admitted. Emma shrugged and ended up wearing a black mini dress with skinny straps that was tight and hugged her every curves..which also meant her chest. Manny's eyebrows even raised impressed
Manny gave Emma an unsure look, "You swear Darcys coming?" she had a bad feeling about this.
"She's picking me up, Mom." Emma said teasingly, "I'm sure!"
"Where is the party?" Manny had to ask.
Emma shrugged like it was no big deal, "Sean Camerons."
"SEANS!?" Manny exclaimed.
Remember that ex Emma told you about? The only guy she did 'other things' with, and wouldn't even have sex with him when she dated him a long time. That was Sean, back in grade 10. Emma was so over him but when they dated, he was the bad boy of Degrassi. Still was.
"Em, I'm worried about you" she admitted, "Wanting to go to a party? At your exs, with some guy you don't know? After some other guy broke your heart."
Emma didn't want to hear it and grabbed her purse, "See yeah!"
"EMMA!" Manny scoffed, knowing she wasn't coming back
(((****))))
. The party was just up the street at Seans house and Darcy was already parked in the driveway to go. Emma went through the doorway of the party with Darcy, music blasting from the speakers that vibrated around the walls and floors. Emma didn't feel like having her ear blown so went over to where drinks were being handed out by the kitchen. She ran a hand through her hair and looked around.
Darcy clapped her hands together, "Isn't this amazing?"
A figure came around them and Darcy smiled, "Chester!" she exclaims "You look good" she flirted and noticed him with two other guys behind him.
"These are my brothers, Chad and Chuck." he introduced while smiling but mostly at Emma. Emma uncomfortably shifted when she noticed his brothers staring hard at her and Darcy both, they also had wierd tattoos on their palms, even Chester. She didn't notice it before. Some kind of symbol or something that looked like an X with a star on top.
"I've been looking for you guys, sorry if I left you hanging so long." he said.
Emma shrugged, "We just got here." she admits.
He smiled, "Good. I was takin shots with some guys anyways, the host was one of them I think? Sean. This party is off the hook. You guys want some drinks?" with their nods, he smiled again and walked off. His brothers took off after him, and Emma was just getting a wierd vibe from them.
"Uh ohh." sang Darcy to Emma, raising an eyebrow, "He was with Sean? You think your ex said anything bad to him about you?"
Emma paused... Oh god. She hoped not. Emma took off to the kitchen and went to her one and only ex.
"Sean" she said, poking his shoulder.
He turned, a shocked expression on his face and his arm around a familiar redhead. Oh what's her name ? Ellie! She was at the Ravine before. Huh,they were dating?...They looked kinda cute together.
"Emma.." he drifts, completely in awe she was talking to him and took his arm off Ellie. Ellie went to go get more beers.
"Can we talk?" Emma asked and pulled him into another room and he smirked, leaning against the door she closed behind him.
"This is familiar." he said, since she had brought him to his bedroom. Emma scoffed in disgust and he frowned to roll his eyes. She always liked to ruin their fun together. "Alright Emma, what do you want?" he got down to business. Sean wasn't terrible, he just wasn't the one for her. She found that out when she had learned he even hit on Manny when they were dating. He looked charming, and honestly sometimes he was deep down, but with his stubborn attitude? It just didnt work with hers.
"You wouldn't.." she drifted off, not knowing how to say this. "You never told anyone that we.."
Sean snickered, rolling his eyes, "Fooled around? Emma. Half the girls in school did a LOT more than we did. Don't worry. I haven't told. I wouldn't do that." he promised. He really did respect her. He's known her since he was 13. She always wanted this image of being perfect though. Least..the old her did.
She looked kind of different lately.
"Is everything okay?" he asked, slightly concerned.
Emma just nodded and bared a small smile, "Ya. Thanks Sean. " she left with that. Maybe it was time to go home..
Chester stopped her as she reached the door though.
"Stay." he said and she felt so unsure, but let him lead her to the dance floor.
Guess she wasn't leaving?